About Poetry Criticism

Why and how to use Poetry Criticism

Why use this resource? Searchable database of full-length or excerpted criticism of poetry and biographical information about significant poets worldwide from all eras. Presents a range of modern and historical views on poets and their works.

What's in this resource? Full-length and excerpted English-language literary criticism from books and journals; biographical profiles; for each entry, a chronological list of the writer's major works and a list of further reading; work overviews (e.g., Waste Land); topic overviews (e.g., skaldic poetry).

Subject(s)

Biographies, Literary Criticism, Literature, Poetry

Dates of Coverage

varies (literary criticism/reviews/topic and work overviews)

Truncation or Wildcard

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